A Rare Large Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Jar. The jar and cover decorated with lotus leaves, the surface coated in an attractive green glaze on top of a white slip. In places the glaze has a silvery iridescence. There are kiln scars in places and some loss of glaze mostly to the mouth. Height 39cm (15.25 inches). From Yunnan province. Song (AD 960 – 1279) or Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 – 1368).
Provenance: from the collection of the late Brian Page (1938-2018), the well-known Oriental art and antiques dealer from Brighton.